Scotland's Island History
Jimmie Macgregor recalls some of his most memorable global journeys for the 大象传媒 which include travelling to the Arctic Circle, The Ulster Way and the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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Islands 鈥� Gloup, Mid Yell and Burravoe
Poet and playwright George Gunn visits Gloup, Mid Yell and Burravoe in Shetland to meet the islanders who live and work there.
Duration: 25:56
Fair Isle on the Edge
Nature writer Jim Crumley visits Fair Isle to find out how the community is coping with the effects of global warming.
Duration: 26:53
Ferries of the Isles Part 1
Mark Stephen and Donald Meek are on the Clyde to hear about the strange connections between Caledonian MacBrayne and the Confederates.
Duration: 26:53
Scotland鈥檚 Music 鈥� Iona
John Purser presents an episode from his epic series tracing the history of Scotland鈥檚 music.
Duration: 20:48
Some Strange Scent of Death 鈥� The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery
Cathy MacDonald investigates the mystery, myth and legend that surrounds the disappearance of 3 lighthouse keeps in December of 1990.
Duration: 28:41
Bunce Island 鈥� Scotland鈥檚 Shame
Journalist Joan Baxter goes on a journey to explore Bunce island and finds out how one young Scottish abolitionist faced up to the power of Bunce Island
Duration: 26:50
Musical Storybook
The children of Orkney鈥檚 Firth Primary School wrote and perform their own fairytale.
Duration: 13:44
Revolution! From Brodick to Vladivostok
Brian Wilson, former MP on Arran tells the amazing story of Brodick man Charles Mackinnon Hendry.
Duration: 26:55
Ferries of the Isles Part 2
Mark Stephen and Donald Meek aboard the Ferries of the Isles.
Duration: 26:42
Scotland鈥檚 Music 鈥� Mingulay
The last inhabitants of the island of Mingulay left almost 100 years ago in 1912. As John Purser discovers they left behind much more than the famous Mingulay Boat Song.
Duration: 22:07
Thailand to Shetland
Jane Moncrieff tells the story of some newcomers to Scotland, women who鈥檝e come in search of a new life and live from Thailand to Shetland.
Duration: 26:37
Ferries of the Isles Part 2
Mark Stephen and Donald Meek assess how the Western Isles ferry experience has changed over the years.
Duration: 26:39
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- Wed 4 May 2011 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland
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